Publications by Type: Book

2014
Gosselin DK. Heavy Hands: An Introduction to the Crimes of Intimate and Family Violence, 5/E. Prentice Hall; 2014. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Heavy-Hands-An-Introduct...

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Heavy Hands, Fifth Edition, provides an authentic introduction to the crimes of family violence, covering offenders and offenses, impact on victims, and responses of the criminal justice system. This established text is essential reading for those considering careers in criminal justice, victim advocacy, social work, and counseling. Gosselin draws on extensive field experience and uses real-life examples to provide sharp insight into how and why abuse occurs and its effects on abuse survivors. The text’s accessible language and effective learning tools keep students engaged and motivated, while its practical, real-world focus helps students connect text material to the world around them. 

2013
Edwards A. Violence against Women under International Human Rights Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2013. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.cambridge.org/US/academic/subjects/law/human-rights/violence-...

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Since the mid-1990s, increasing international attention has been paid to the issue of violence against women; however, there is still no explicit international human rights treaty prohibition on violence against women and the issue remains poorly defined and understood under international human rights law. Drawing on feminist theories of international law and human rights, this critical examination of the United Nations' legal approaches to violence against women analyses the merits of strategies which incorporate women's concerns of violence within existing human rights norms such as equality norms, the right to life, and the prohibition against torture. Although feminist strategies of inclusion have been necessary as well as symbolically powerful for women, the book argues that they also carry their own problems and limitations, prevent a more radical transformation of the human rights system and ultimately reinforce the unequal position of women under international law.

2010
Fríes L, Hurtado V. Estudio de la información sobre la violencia contra la mujer en América Latina y el Caribe. Santiago de Chile: CEPAL - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe; 2010 pp. 57. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.cepal.org/es/publicaciones/5826-estudio-de-la-informacion-sob...

El documento que se presenta es el resultado de una investigación sobre la información disponible para la construcción de indicadores en violencia en el mundo y particularmente en América Latina y el Caribe, primer eslabón del diseño de toda política pública y social. Los indicadores propuestos por el Grupo de Amigos de la Presidencia sobre indicadores de violencia contra la mujer de la Comisión de Estadísticas de las Naciones Unidas y aprobados por esta última (Nueva York, 2009) han sido un insumo para facilitar a los países el registro de la violencia de género y hacer más eficaz la respuesta estatal frente a ésta. Por su parte, desde la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y con la voluntad de fortalecer la labor del Secretario General en su Campaña para poner fin a la violencia contra las mujeres por aunar mayores esfuerzos para combatir este tipo de violencia, se ha incorporado como indicador la muerte de mujeres de mano de sus parejas o ex parejas.

El análisis realizado evidencia dos aspectos de un mismo problema; las opciones políticas y jurídicas que han marcado las tendencias en el tratamiento de la violencia, y su impacto en las formas de registro y de generación de información, que permitan configurar el mapa estadístico de la violencia de género.

2009
Simmons BA. Mobilizing for Human Rights International Law in Domestic Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2009 pp. Chapter 3. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/politics-international-rel...

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This volume argues that international human rights law has made a positive contribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world. Although governments sometimes ratify human rights treaties, gambling that they will experience little pressure to comply with them, this is not typically the case. Focusing on rights stakeholders rather than the United Nations or state pressure, Beth Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analyses and case studies that the ratification of treaties leads to better rights practices on average. By several measures, civil and political rights, women’s rights, a right not to be tortured in government detention, and children’s rights improve, especially in the very large heterogeneous set of countries that are neither stable autocracies nor stable democracies. Simmons argues that international human rights law should get more practical and rhetorical support from the international community as a supplement to broader efforts to address conflict, development, and democratization.

ILO. Forced Labour and Human Trafficking. Casebook of Court Decisions. Geneva: International Labour Organization (ILO); 2009. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/ilo-bookstore/order-online/books/...

The present casebook fills an important gap. It covers a range of national experience, from judicial decisions on forced and bonded labour in a number of developing countries, through to the more recent decisions on forced labour and trafficking in industrialized countries. In particular, it seeks to illustrate how national court decisions have taken into account the provisions of the ILO's own Conventions on forced labour, and how this may provide useful guidance for future court decisions.

2008
SIN TREGUA Políticas de reparación para mujeres víctimas de violencia sexual durante dictaduras y conflictos armados. Santiago de Chile: Corporación Humanas; 2008 pp. 218. Publisher's VersionAbstract

https://www.dejusticia.org/publication/sin-tregua-politicas-de-reparacio...

 

El libro analiza las políticas de reparación para mujeres víctimas de violencia sexual durante dictaduras y conflictos armados en Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala y Perú, en el marco de los avances del Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos y el Derecho Humanitario. Sin Tregua es el resultado de un proceso de reflexión realizado durante el año 2007, en donde se agruparon organizaciones de derechos de las mujeres y derechos humanos de cinco países de América Latina con el objetivo de identificar aprendizajes a partir de los hallazgos de las investigaciones nacionales desarrolladas por el Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Género (ELA - Argentina), el Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS - Argentina), la Corporación Humanas de Chile y Colombia, La Cuerda (Guatemala) y el Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (DEMUS - Perú). Los ensayos reunidos en esta publicación dan cuenta de las ausencias y omisiones en relación al impacto de las violaciones de derechos humanos a las mujeres en los contextos de guerra interna y/o represión.

Encuesta de salud y derechos de las mujeres indigenas - ENSADEMI. México : Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública - México; 2008 pp. 124. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.insp.mx/produccion-editorial/publicaciones-anteriores-2010/65...

La ENSADEMI intenta por primera vez evaluar las condiciones de salud y violencia doméstica de las mujeres indígenas de México. Para ello se realizó una cuidada encuesta dirigida a las mujeres usuarias de los servicios de salud en comunidades rurales de seis estados.

2005
WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women. World Health Organization; 2005. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/violence/24159358X/en/

Emphasis on Chapter 9: Women's coping strategies and responses to physical violence by intimate partners

WHO’s landmark study documents violence against women by their intimate partners. This report presents the initial results based on evidence collected from over 24,000 women in 10 countries. The report culminates in 15 recommendations to strengthen national commitment and action on violence against women by promoting primary prevention, harnessing education systems, strengthening the health sector’s response, supporting women living with violence, sensitizing criminal justice systems, undertaking research and enhancing collaboration.

2002
Alméras D, Bravo R, Milosavljevic V, Montaño S, Nieves Rico M. Violencia contra la mujer en relación de pareja: América Latina y el Caribe. Una propuesta para medir su magnitud y evolución. Santiago de Chile: CEPAL; 2002 pp. 52. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.cepal.org/es/publicaciones/5896-violencia-contra-la-mujer-en-...

El documento ha sido preparado por la Unidad Mujer y Desarrollo de la CEPAL como un insumo para la Reunión 'estadísticas e Indicadores de género para medir incidencia y evolución de la violencia contra la mujer en América Latina y el Caribe' que se realizó en La Paz, Bolivia, del 21 al 23 de Noviembre de 2001. El documento recoge los aportes realizados por los participantes al documento de trabajo presentado por la CEPAL durante la reunión y es una herramienta que contribuye a medir la magnitud y las principales características de la violencia contra la mujer en relación de pareja.

Rehn E, Sirleaf EJ. Women, War and Peace - Executive Summary. United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM); 2002. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2002/1/women-war-...

"Women, War and Peace" covers topics such as peace operations, use of media, reconstruction, health, and prevention. By sharing the personal stories of women involved in these efforts, the book shows that through willingness and support, there is hope that women will be continually involved in peace operations. 

Rehn E, Sirleaf EJ. Women, War and Peace - Experts' Biographical Sketches. United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM); 2002. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2002/1/women-war-...

"Women, War and Peace" covers topics such as peace operations, use of media, reconstruction, health, and prevention. By sharing the personal stories of women involved in these efforts, the book shows that through willingness and support, there is hope that women will be continually involved in peace operations.

Rehn E, Sirleaf EJ. Women, War and Peace - Media Kit. United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM); 2002. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2002/1/women-war-...

"Women, War and Peace" covers topics such as peace operations, use of media, reconstruction, health, and prevention. By sharing the personal stories of women involved in these efforts, the book shows that through willingness and support, there is hope that women will be continually involved in peace operations. 

2000
Shrader E, Sagot M. Domestic Violence: Women's Way Out. Pan American Health Organization; 2000. Publisher's VersionAbstract

http://www1.paho.org/english/hdp/hdw/womenswayout.htm

The Regional Program on Women, Health, and Development (HDW) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with support from Norway and Sweden coordinated the development of the research protocol Domestic Violence: Women's Way Out, in the framework of the HDW Program's subregional project Strengthening and Organization of Women and Coordinated Action between the State and Civil Society at the Local Level to Prevent and Address Family Violence.